Daily Republican., 1887-12-29
isENEwTHa THE STRIKE.
fert Richmond Goal Handlers Quit
work Asa,n--Report that - General,
STRIKE 10 Under Way.

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Pert Richmond Goal Handlers ou,t
Work Asa,n--Report that a osners,
striks 10 Under Way.
Yesterday Was q day OF great uncer
tAinty In regard 10 the movements and
Intentions OF the leaders auona the
kntghts OF Labor employed by the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Company There WA another strike of
the Port Rlcomon ccal hand lers, which
WAS said to he the foysrunpor o; = zen
erai STRIFE In oil branches OF the com
pany's service to- day.
In some quarters it WAS rumored that
John L Los, chairmau Of the Exaaa.
tive Committee Of the Employes' Con.
ventioD, had ordered the men out, but
no copy OF the order, nor any anthem tio
Information concerning IL, could be So
cured. IL Was learned from reliable
sources that . general movement was
con ntempisted, and that the Executive
Committee had declared a "tie- up, on
the road because OF the numerous dis.
charges Of knights OF Labor during the
past few days.
From good authority It was sscsr.
tained that . general attempt TO "tis
nP tho ho1h h8a bOOu UBtIAtlOD
through the medium Of com mitiees aud
agents durin2 tue entire afternoon and
night. Is was said that mem osrs of the
Executive Com mittee had gole 90 vari-
Gus cities aud towns along the line OF
the Reading roads TO notify the en-
ployes that they would be expected to
quit work as soon rs they could do 80
without interfering with the safe cou-
QUOT OF travellers or freight, then under
their control
How far these efforts were successful
could not be learned with any degrees Of
exactness last night.
A tour among the train hands 10.
Gated at various depots In the oity who
had resumed work after the ssriks on
Tuesday failed to confirm the rumor OF
. second strike order
Work WAS continued during the day,
and ct night almost entirely without
Interrupt on on the main line running
to Broad and CAlloShill street,, and 10
Willow street wharf, and on the lines
running to Nin.h and Green streets and
70 Third aud Berks. The only place st
which there WAS anything like au un'
derstood movement was at Port R.ch.
mond
There was Q feeling of doubt In Port
Richmond In the morning and there
was some hesitation about entering
upon . second strike. SILL, 1t appeared
that some sort Of an order had gone
iorih, and at noon most OF the coal
handlers quit work. TIE leaders
claimed that they had gone on strike,
but the represe natives OF the company
denied this, and declared that they had
quit work because Of the rain, and also
because there was no work to DO. by
reason OF the "top work" or work
from the engines and cars being slack.
Over 700 coal handlers left the yard,
some few remaining. The Port Rich-
mond labor leaders said they had
obeyed an order to strike and the Su.
perintendent said they had gone home
with the Intention OF coming back
again. At this time there wtre ten
steam oolliers, six barges, Ave sailing
vessels and ten other boats lying at tho
oompany's . piers. waiting to be loaded
with coal.
After the engine crews struck Super.
intendent Keim sent the I, flowing des.
patch TO General Snperink ndent Swell
gard:
"The crews OF seven wharf engines
Remained at work. 1 have covered
them with protection and said TO them
that as they have evidenced their 10y
atty to the company by remaining at
their engines and not drAwinR their
fires I would promise them, II they
thought it unsafe to remain on TIE en-
sines, to see to IL that their positions
would be open fer them at any time.
"The crews OF tho seven engines who
drew their fires have been discharged,
aud will not be re employed by the
company" JOHN D kRIN.
SHIPS CREws WALK THE PLANK.
IL was learned on Wednesday that
the crews OF fash Of the ten Reading
colliers had been discharged for insuo
ordination. The crews were disct orsed
on Tuesday, but the others have all re-
ceived notice since. The insuoordina
ton is said to consist In q violation OF
the shipping articles, In refu.tng 10
take the vessels out when ordered TO do
30. Each crew mum bered about 10 men,
or 100 In all. Their places have not yet
bsen filed.
A meeting OF Port Richmond Coal
Handlers Local Assembly, NO. 0aoo,
knights Of Labor, was held q: hu.nai
Hall, hlcF MOI u anu n Gu thoossS "iNNA
the ces sat!ou Of work, and much entbu'
sinom In said to Lave been manifested.
1t WAS reported that the men we're on
strike, that tho strike order was Intend.
cd TO become general, and that the real
struggle with she company was Acout
begin.
Until the close of the day work wss
continued OF Willow street wharf shu
along the street to Broad street.
Some OF the men expressed fasEa.
selves as anxious not to be involved IN
eny more trouble.
The following notice was posted as
the various dspots laet night:
"PHILADRLPHIA, Dec. ~, ]351'--A
seuard OF 81, GOO will be paid any per
son or persons vino will furnish the
evide nee which will lead to the arEest
and conviction of any person or persoas
guilty of violence to the compsn3's era. |
plnyes or Its property.
Ganeral Supt."